Dwight Herbert Green correspondence, 1941-1949.

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Dwight Herbert Green correspondence, 1941-1949.

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Correspondence primarily concerns such matters as interstate cooperative efforts; appointments and resignations; and wartime activities of the federal government. Wartime topics include selective service system, missing soldiers and prisoners of war, officer training schools, recruiting, Women's Army Corps, food production, rationing and price controls, scrap drives, synthetic rubber, Emergency Coordinator of Illinois Mines, job absenteeism, nurseries, speed limits, day light saving time, shipping, ordnance plants, war rallies, seditious activities, victory gardens and books, Yalta Conference, Japanese surrender, victory celebration and postwar reconstruction information. Most correspondents are local, state, and federal officials. Files also contains photographs (inc. President Truman's 1948 campaign), executive proclamations, messages sent to the General Assembly, General Assembly bills and resolutions, extradition papers, commutation and grants to restore citizenship rights, motor vehicle license applications, courtesy card requests, harness racing reports, Attorney General opinions, Spanish-American War Veterans' Fund, budget estimates, State Treasurer monthly reports, and State Primary Canvassing Board documents.

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